416    8.7.7.     John Newton
Praise for Atoning Blood. 1 Cor. 6. 11, 20; Rev. 1. 5

1 Let us love, and sing, and wonder;
  Let us praise the Saviour’s name;
  He has hushed the law’s loud thunder;
  He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame;
  He has washed us in his blood;
  He has brought us home to God!

2 Let us love the Lord who bought us;
  Pitied us when enemies;
  Called us by his grace, and taught us;
  Gave us ears, and gave us eyes;
  He has washed us in his blood;
  He has brought us home to God!

3 Let us sing though fierce temptation
  Threatens hard to bear us down;
  Jesus is our strong salvation;
  He will surely give the crown;
  He has washed us in his blood;
  He has brought us home to God!

4 [Let us wonder! grace and justice
  Join and point to mercy’s store;
  When, through grace, in Christ our trust is,
  Justice smiles, and asks no more;
  He has washed us in his blood;
  He has brought us home to God!]

5 Let us praise, and join the chorus
  Of the saints enthroned on high;
  Here they trusted him before us,
  Now their praises fill the sky;
  He has washed us in his blood;
  He has brought us home to God!

6 Yes, we praise thee, gracious Saviour;
  Wonder, love, and bless thy name;
  Pardon, Lord, our poor endeavour;
  Pity, for thou know’st our frame;
  Wash our souls and songs with blood,
  For by thee we come to God.